The Visitation

Title

The Visitation

[cda 2020]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[page from an auction catalogue, Sotheby's, London, 15.02.1989; Koepplin Archive]

In this composition depicting the visitation, an episode recounted in the Gospel of Saint Luke, the Virgin and St Elizabeth are shown as full-length figures against the backdrop of a rocky landscape. Both are heavily pregnant and the artist has captured the moment in which they embrace.

[cda 2020]

Attribution: Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Page from an auction catalogue, Sotheby's, London, 15.02.1989; Koepplin Archive]; [Letter from D. Koepplin to D. Johns, 04.10.1990; Koepplin Archive]

Production date: about 1520 - 1525

Production date

about 1520 - 1525

[cda 2020]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 52.5 x 35.5 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 52.5 x 35.5 cm
[page from an auction catalogue, Sotheby's, London, 15.02.1989; Koepplin Archive];

Signature / Dating: Artist's insignia at the bottom left: winged serpent (not genuine)

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the bottom left: winged serpent (not genuine)

Owner: Private Collection
Repository: Private Collection

CDA ID: PRIVATE_NONE-P379
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P379/

Provenance

Sotheby's, London, 15.02.1989 [1]
Harari and Jaohs Ltd., London, 13.06.1989 [2]
[1] [page from an auction catalogue, Sotheby's, London, 15.02.1989; Koepplin Archive]
[2] [Letter from D. Johns to D. Koepplin, 13.06.1989; Koepplin Archive]

The Visitation, about 1520 - 1525

Images

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